Combined tail light and license-marker holder



J. R. PURVIS ET AL. C-OMBINED TAIL LIGHT AND LICENSE MARKER HOLDER.

FILED OCT- 311921.

Invent airs, JIR.PLzz'v.zs.

G.H1Mos as Patented Mar. 27, 1923.

er e

JOSEPH RICHARD PURVIS AND GEORGE HENRY MOSES, OF TODMORDEN, ONTAfiIO,CANADA.

COMBINED TAIL LIGHT AND LICENSE-MARKER HOLDER.

Application filed October 3, 1921.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JOSEPH RICHARD Punvlsand GEORGE HENRY MosEs, both subjects of the King of Great Britain, andboth residents of the village of Todmorden, in

the county of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Combined Tail Lights andLicense-Marker Holders, of

which the following is the specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in combined tail light and licensemarker holders and the object of the invention is to construct a simpleand effective device in which the numbers on the marker while beingclearly visible by day will be capable of being illuminated by night,said license number plates being constructed of translucent material.

A further object is to provide means for supporting the marker plate inposition in the holder and a still further object is to devise a holderthat will be dust and water-.

tight.

Our invention consists of a combined tail light and license markerholder constructed and arranged substantially as hereinafter moreparticularly described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing inwhich:

Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of the device constructed accordingto our invcntion.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the inside of the back portion thereofwith the front removed.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view, and Fig. 4 is a perspective detail ofthe means for securing the marker plate in position in 1 the holder.Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thedifferent views.

1 is the front of the holder provided with a suitable window 2 ofsufficient size to expose the figures on the marker plate 3, said markerplate being constructed of translucent material such as celluloid, suchcelluloid plate can be constructed of very thin material and willconsequently be more or less flexible and accordingly aback plate 4 ofheavier translucent material is provided.

5 is a marker plate holding frame of substantially the shape of thefront of the easing and adapted to be inserted thereinto Serial No.505,141.

behind the marker plate and the back plate fl, said frame having agroove 6 surrounding the central window 7 in such frame. 8 is arearwardly extending peripheral flange on the frame. 9 is a circularorifice in the upper portion of the frame adapted to register with thecorresponding orifice 10 in the upper portion of the front of the casing1 over which a boss 11 extends provided with the tail lamp bulls'eye 12.

13 is the back of the casing provided with a forwardly extending flange14: adapted to be inserted into the front of the casing and to engagethe rearwardly extending flange 8 of the marker holding frame. 15 arebolts extending through the front, frame and back and provided withsuitable nuts 16 for securing the respective parts-of the casing inposition. 17 is a suitably curved reflector provided with the arc-shapedribs 18 for de fleeting the rays of the light from the light 19 onto therear face of the marker plate .for illuminating the same.

In assembling the different parts of the device the marker plate 3 isfirst inserted behind the window 2 in the front of the casing and thebacking late placed behind such marking plate. 'Fhe frame 5 is theninserted into the casing front behind the backing and the marking platesand such plates are then centered so that they fit into the groove 6 insuch frame. The back of the casing 13, to which is secured the reflector17, is then applied to the front of the casing by inserting the flange14 into the same. en this is done the forward edge of such flange 14engages the flange 8 of the frame, thus pressing the same firmly againstthe backing plate and holding the marking plate and backing plate in thecentered position.

When the light 19 is turned on it will be seen that the downward rays ofthe light will be deflected by 'the reflector 17 onto the rear face ofthe marker plate, thus illuminating the same. The light 19 will alsoilluminate the tail lamp bulls eye 12.

From the above description it Will be apparent that we have devised acombined tail lamp and license marker holder in which the numbers on themarker plate will be visible by day or by night. Further we have deviseda holder in which there will be no rattling of the respective parts andin which the marker plate can be constructed of very light material andthus can be renewed at a very small cost each year.

What we claim as our invention is.

1. A combined tail lamp and license marker holder comprising a casinghaving a window therein, a translucent marker plate inserted into thecasing behind said'window, a frame inserted into the casing behind saidmarker plate, said frame having a rearwardly extending peripheralflange, a casing back. having a forwardly extending flange inserted intothe casing and adapted to engage the rearwardly extending flange on theframe.

2. A combined tail lamp and license marker holder comprising a casinghaving a Window therein, a translucent marker plate inserted into thecasing behind said window, a frame inserted behind said marker platehaving a window therein correginal groove in the front thereof aroundsaid window to receive the marker plate, said frame having a rearwardlyextending peripheral flange and a casing back having a forwardlyextending flange inserted into the casing and adapted to engage theperipheral flange on the frame.

4-, A combined tail lamp and license marker holder comprising a casinghaving a window therein, a translucent marker plate inserted into thecasing behind said window, a frame inserted behind said marker platehaving a window therein corresponding to the window in the casing and aforward marginal groove in the front thereof around said window toreceive the marking plate,

.said frame having a rearwardly extending flange on the frame and asuitable reflector secured vto the forward face of the back.

5. A combined tail lamp and license marker holder comprising a casinghaving a window in the front thereof, an upper orifice in the front ofsaid casing, an outwardly extending boss surrounding said orifice, abulls eye in said boss, a translucent marker plate inserted in thecasing behind said window, a backing plate of translucent materialinserted behind said marker plate, a frame inserted behind said backingplate, said frame having a window corresponding to the window in thefront of the casing and having a marginal groove in the front thereofsurrounding the window, said marker plate and backing plate insertedinto said groove and said frame having a rearwardly extending eripheralflange, an upper orifice in the front of the frame registering with theoriflce in the front of the casing, an electric lamp in said casing, acasing back having a forwardly extending flange inserted into the casingand adapted to engage the rearwardly extending flange of the frame and aribbed reflector secured to the forward face of the casing back. i

6. A combined tail lamp and license marker holder comprising a casinghaving a window in the front thereof, an upper orifice in the front ofsaidcasing, an outwardly extending boss surrounding said orifice, abulls eye in said boss, a translucent marker plate inserted in thecasing behind said win- I dow, a backing plate of translucent materialinserted behind said marker plate, a frame I inserted behind saidbacking plate, said frame having a window corresponding to the window inthe front of the casing and having a marginal groove in the frontthereof surrounding the window, said marker tric lamp in said casing, acasing back having a forwardly extending flange inserted into the casingand adapted toengage the rearwardly extending flange of the frame and aribbed reflector secured to the forward face of the casing back andbolts extending throu h theicasing frame and back. J OS PH RICHARD PURVIS,

GEORGE HENRY MOSES.

